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Terry Anderson's avatar

It's not surprising that deaths should drop in 2023. A cull in 2022 leaves the strong and the lucky behind. But the fact that 2023 is still historically high suggests an underlying cause of death that has not previously existed. And these high death rates occurred during the summer semester, when death rates are typically low. I'm describing the pattern in NZ. Note also, that death rates had been declining steadily over the past 30 years, until 2021 when the bounced back from the isolationist lows of 2020, even though the country was still isolated.

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Nancy Parsons's avatar

Yes! Thank you for stating the government statistics problem so clearly and concisely! Keep up your great work, Dr Lataster!

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